UIL Congress Contest
Contest Rules
Congress Contests and Clinics
- Submit Congress Contestant Entry - This must be done 10 calendar days before your region meet.
- Submit your Intent to Participate in Congress - Contact Region Clerk after Sept. 11
- Congress Region Meet Information - Updated 9/27/2017
- Clerks Submit Information about Region Congress Contests Here
Congress Contest Materials
- Presiding Officer Rubric
- Legislation Template- Bill
- Legislation Template- Resolution
- Legislation Template- Resolution Amend Constitution
- Judging Instructions
- Oath of Office
- Debate Rubric: Speaking
- Speech Evaluation
- Master Ballot
- Presiding Officer Evaluation
- Parliamentarian Ballot
- Amendment Form
- Table of Frequently Used Parliamentary Motions
- Chamber Voting/Election Record
- Precedence/Recency Table & Fractions of Parliamentary Voting
- Agenda Report
- Final Session Evaluation
Congress is an individual contest in a large group setting. It models the legislative process of democracy, specifically, the United States Congress. Within this mock legislative assembly competition, contestants draft legislation (proposed laws and position statements) submitted to the tournament, and they research the docket of bills and resolutions dealing with real-world social and political policies prior to the contest to prepare their speeches. At the tournament, students caucus in committees, deliver formal discourse on the merits and disadvantages of each piece of legislation, and vote to pass or defeat the measures they have examined. Parliamentary procedure forms structure for the discourse, and students extemporaneously respond to others’ arguments over the course of a session.
Resources & Guidelines
- 2017-18 Congress Handbook - Free Download
Congress Competition
Region Information
- Region Legislation - All Regions now posted 10/10
- 2017-18 Region Clerks
- ESC MAP
- Important Dates
State Meet Information
January 8, 9, 10 2018 - UT Austin
Tentative Schedule
Final Results
- 2017 State Congress FINAL RESULTS
- 2016 State Congress FINAL RESULTS
- 2015 State Congress FINAL RESULTS
- 2014 State Congress FINAL RESULTS
